Births

July 02, 2003

A daughter, Seren Ruth Louise Sarkozy-Banoczy, was born to Jody and Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy of Alanson on June 27, 2003, at 12:15 a.m. at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. Seren weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth was 18 inches long. Paternal grandparents are George Glen and Joelle Louise Sarkozy of Northville. Paternal great-grandparents are Moreen (Bulow) Sarkozy and the late George Sarkozy of Dearborn, and Charles and Marion Louise (Maynard) Crawford of Tucson, Ariz., and the late Grant Mills of Dearborn. Maternal grandparents are Richard Benson of Prior Lake, Minn., and the late Ruth Benson of Cape Coral, Fla. Maternal great-grandparents are Marcelyn (Cooper) Hall of Fort Myers, Fla., and the late Leonard Hall of Cape Coral, Fla., and the late Jean and Mike Pryzybylinski of Chicago, Ill., and the late Richard Benson of Morton, Ill.

A daughter, Madison Taylor Stump, was born to Patrick and Rebecca Stump of Alanson on June 30, 2003, at 12:34 p.m. at Northern Michigan Hospital. Madison weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 18 inches long. Grandparents are Bob and Gloria Smutz of Alanson, and John and Janet Stump of Petoskey.

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A son, William Paxton, was born to Greg and Deborah Gagnon of Petoskey on June 30, 2003, at 10:13 a.m. at Northern Michigan Hospital. Will weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 inches long. His sibling is Gillian.

A son, Zechariah Michael Frantz, was born to Earl and Yana Frantz of Dahlgren, Va., on June 30, 2003, in Fredericksburg, Va. Zechariah weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long. His siblings are Luke, Elijah and Gabrielle. Grandparents are Mary Frantz of Petoskey, Phil Frantz of Cheboygan, and Marvin and Diane Veurink of Petoskey. Great-grandparents are Muriel Veurink of Petoskey, and Fred Miller and the late Viola Miller of Petoskey

Meetings

Thursday, July 3

The Rotary Club of Charlevoix meets 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Flap Jack Family Restaurant, 102 W. Carpenter, Charlevoix. For more information, call 547-0360.

Boyne City American Legion No. 228 legionnaires and auxiliary will meet for a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Separate business meetings will follow.

Charlevoix Assembly of God food pantry will be having summer hours until further notice. The new hours are 7-9 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month. Anyone with a critical food need may call the church office at 547-6430 between 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

WIC appointments are now available at the Charlevoix office of the Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency (health department). WIC provides free food for eligible pregnant and post-partum women, infants and children. Call 547-0295 or (800) 432-4121 for an appointment.

The Charlevoix County Republicans will host a summer picnic 1 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at Whiting Park in Boyne City. Barbecue chicken and beverages will be provided; bring a dish to pass. Price is $7 per person. Golden and Century Club members and children ages 12 and under are free. State Senator Jason Allen, State Representative Ken Bradstreet and other local politicians and candidates will be on hand. For more information, call John Haggard, 547-4046 or Susan Flanders, 547-4887.

The Mini Fair in Good Hart will be hosting a phot contest to raise funds for the Readmond-Friendship-Cross Village Fire & Rescue Department. Participants are asked to submit their favorite photos of Emmet County. Submitted photos will be displayed and voted on at the Mini Fair to be held Sunday, July 20. The winning photos will be featured in a full-color calendar for 2004. For complete contest rules, contact Mini Fair Photo Contest, 8680 Middle Village Drive, Harbor Springs, Mich. 49740; or e-mail rfccalendar@yahoo.com.

The Straits Area Christian Women's Club will meet noon-12:30 p.m. Monday, July 14, at Audie's Restaurant in Mackinaw City. Tickets are $7.75, inclusive. Aunt Rubie's Patchwork will present "Artwork of Quilting." Lucille Benac will be the speaker, bringing "Under Achiever to Blue Winner." For lunch reservations, contact Diana at 548-2341. Reservations are due by noon Thursday, July 10.